1984 - Became member of the Florida House of Representatives for five years.

1992 - He was elected as a Congressman in Florida.

1993 - On the 3rd of January, he represented Florida's 12th congressional district.

1998 - He was one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives to conduct the impeachment proceedings of President William Jefferson Clinton; was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Seventh Congress.